Patent SG-11201903461W-A (SG)
Title: Data centre cooling regulation system and method
Inventor: VAN ZETTEN JEFFREY DANIEL
IPC: G06F1/20
Filed: 2017-10-25
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property C.--.` Organization 03 111111101111 0 1110101011111 011101 0 10111111111111111111111111111111111111110111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......P' WO 2018/076056 Al 03 May 2018 (03.05.2018) WIP0 I PCT __ (51) (21) (22) (25) Filing Language: (26) (30) (71) (72) International Patent Classification: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HO5K 7/20 (2006.01) GOOF 1/20 (2006.01) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, International Application Number: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, PCT/AU2017/051172 MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, International Filing Date: SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, 25 October 2017 (25.10.2017) TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, Priority Data: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 2016101872 25 October 2016 (25.10.2016) AU TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 2016904338 25 October 2016 (25.10.2016) AU EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Applicant: NEXTDC LIMITED [AU/AU]; 826 Lorimer TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 (AU). KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Inventors: VAN ZETTEN, Jeffrey Daniel; c/- 826 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 (AU). HUB- Declarations under Rule 4.17: NER, Mark Kenneth; c/- 826 Lorimer Street, Port Mel- — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) bourne, Victoria 3207 (AU). Published: Agent: FPA PATENT ATTORNEYS PTY LTD; Level — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) 43, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (AU). Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (74) (81) = = _ Title: DATA CENTRE COOLING REGULATION 8 067 1. 7 (54) SYSTEM AND METHOD (57) : A method of cooling a plurality of computing units ac- commodated in a space using a cooling fluid, said cooling fluid being introduced into the space via one or more inlets and being arranged to leave the space via one or more outlets, said method comprising: sens- —., 8 0 / ing an electrical load of one or more of the computing units, receiving desired temperature control data, determining a required flow rate Vr — ST ) 2 of the cooling fluid based on the sensed electrical load and the received temperature control data, regulating the flow of the cooling fluid to achieve the required flow rate. -- F -0 3 .„,, i.- 0 = = _ = Sense or receive electrical load drawn by CU = Receive temperature control data = i = Determine required flow rate Vr based on electrical lead = 20 18/07 605 6 Al 1111111111111 Regulate flow of cooling fluid towards yr Receive or measure dP $ to .i. Determine valve position corresponding to yr dP , Transmit control signal to valve C 14 Adjustvalve according to control signal i'le, FIG. 8 O